Tennis, Naomi Osaka’s announcement: “I’m pregnant, see you in 2024”

He had announced his withdrawal from the Australian Open, now we understand why: Naomi Osaka, former number 1 in the world, is pregnant, and will only return in 2024. “These last few months away from tennis have taught me a new love and appreciation for the sport to which I have dedicated my whole life,” wrote the 25-year-old Japanese on social media. posting the ultrasound picture. “I know I have so many things to look forward to in the future, one of them will be my little boy watching me play and saying, ‘This is my mum’. 2023 will be a learning year and I hope to see you early next year.” because I will be in Australia in 2024. I love you very much”. The announcement was made in two languages, English and Japanese, without specifying who her father is. For years, Naomi Osaka has been in a relationship with the rapper Cordae.

In her career, the Japanese has won four Grand Slam tournaments, two Australian Opens (2019 and 2021) and two Us Opens (2018 and 2020), but last year she did not continue her positive streak. After a 2021 marked by anxiety and depression problems, she went out in the second round to the Russian in the Indian Wells tournament Kudermetova after coming close to having a nervous breakdown over an insult from a female spectator (“You suck”): “It occurred to me what happened at Williams right here,” he said, citing the 2001 tournament in which Venus was booed and Serena insulted throughout the match. Us Open a new immediate deletion.

Osaka hasn’t played a game since last September, since she retired due to abdominal problems at the Tokyo tournament: in the last period, before her pregnancy, she was in 47th place in the WTA rankings. Now, finally, a new phase of his life opens up, often tormented.